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Cheapest Day For Rail Travel To London?
I have to be in London on a given Saturday in the summer and will add a few days either side for shopping and sightseeing. I will be travelling from Devon with my family and we can be flexible so I am wondering is there a cheaper day generally to travel into London or back to Devon? Thanks in advance for any advice :A
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Bike Servicing Offer
Thought I'd share this: https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/info/bike-servicing-special-offer/ Good offer if you live near one of their shops!
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How would you rate your experience of using Great Western Rail? Stephen Doughty MP wants your views
Have you experienced delays or other performance issues on Great Western Railway trains? On Tuesday, Stephen Doughty MP will be leading a debate in Parliament on the performance of the Great Western Railway network. Tell us about your experiences of using the services for your chance to feed into the debate. We will pass…
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No £1.50 fare
Went from Rectory Road to Turkey Street on London Overground and was half expecting a £1.50 fare. Was actually charged £2.40. Anyone know why?
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Can 16yr old son buy family & friends railcard for him and his mate?
So, here's the simple question: Can my newly turned 16yr old son buy a family & friends railcard for him and his 15yr old mate? They want to do a big trip on the sleeper train from London to Scotland and reckon it's cheapest to do it this way combining all fares and splitting the cost. Even though it's more than likely…
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Travel to London for 16-year-old
Hi, My daughter is 16 years old and planning to travel from Reading to London (Euston) to see her first gig, The options seem endlessly confusing to me (I haven't travelled on a train in donkey's years)! I don't know how much travel to London she may do in the future. As I understand it, I can either buy a ticket online…
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parking 01 code
hi I parked on yellow lines that I have been parked before as they are nearly gone as hull city council have failed to maintaine them, I was also parked on the kerb due to the size of truck, I am an on call recovery operator and was on call last night and got a ticket, my truck laden weights 7.5 ton however unladen is 5…
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Don't put more than one?
I have a freedom pass, which I use. Accidentally I put my credit card on the same side. When I got monthly bill, I noticed it was charged to my cc. Luckily I noticed my mIstake with £1.50!!! Separate your cards. Thanks Sorry, this was a response to thread with £1.50.
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TRAIN - Fareham to Manchester Airport and Return
I suppose I'm being a bit lazy here. Travelling from Fareham [Hampshire] to Manchester Airport on 11 June, and returning on 18 June. I want to avoid London, and will change trains probably at Winchester, Birmingham and Manchester Piccadilly. I imagine this involves more than one Network. I realise I can't book the tickets…
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Virgin App problem
I was trying to buy a rail ticket for my elderly mother on the Virgin App. I don't remember getting the screen asking about delivery options - I wanted paper tickets as she doesn't use a smartphone. But I clicked purchase then realised too late that it had bought an electronic ticket to download to my smartphone. I rang…
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Work Commute - Northern Ireland to London
Hello everyone, Not really sure where i could get advise on this so thought i'd try this forum in the first instance Background: Currently working for a company registered in London Employed full time PAYE and have been for the past 10 years Due to a few circumstances I now have to be in Northern Ireland every weekend The…
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Advice Needed: Season Ticket Travel
Hello everyone, I hope not to bore you with this request. I am moving jobs and will need to commute now but not sure whats the best ticket to get: I will need to travel between London Victoria Station & London Bridge Station Annual ticket for Zone 1 & 2 is £1404 Annual ticket to travel between London Victoria to London…
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Rail Travel Vouchers - advice needed
HI apologies if I am posting this in the wrong place but wondered if anyone had any ideas of how i can convert rail travel vouchers into cash. I was delayed with South West trains a while ago and sent a delay repay postal form in as I had missed the deadline to do it electronically. As it was via post they would not pay by…
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RailEasy TicketSplit
Just saved over £17 on a ticket listed as £50 to travel from Liverpool to Oxford and back. Exactly the same trains and operators. Why can't National Rail give you the best prices?
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Cycle-path defect claim
I regularly cycle on a local cycle path to/from work. On one occasion I rode over unseen raised tarmac (due to tree root/shrubbery pushing tarmac upwards) and Jarred my back. The result leaving me in extreme pain and off work for 3+ weeks, requiring physio as recommended by GP. After approaching the local council to report…
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Delay repay and consequential loss
I was due to travel on South Western Railway last December but engineering works overran and so all trains were cancelled. I had booked through The Trainline and I applied for and received a full refund of the ticket cost (about £33). So far so good. However: The Trainline would not refund my booking fee (about 75p) and As…
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Commuting to Holborn from Beaconsfield
Hi guys wondering if you could advise on the best option for commuting on a daily basis from/to Beaconfield to Holborn. I'm looking for the best value for the shorter trip... had too many years of commuting to/from the city and I know how painful it gets special with the tube in peak hours.. so from what I see I've 2…
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Delay repay problem
I made a delay/repay claim to Southern Railways as our connecting train from London back to the south coast was cancelled and we had to wait an hour for the next one. Stupidly, I mis-entered the time of the cancelled train as 13:47 when it should have been 13:37. My claim was denied because Southern couldn't find the…
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Railcard saving London commute
Hi all, I have a new job where I have to commute into London (Shepherds Bush) and also need all railcard zones - this is a monthly season ticket cost of £525. I have looked into the 26-30 railcard and can see that it is mostly used for off-peak times, whereas I would need on peak. Would there be a saving involved if I got…
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Eurostar delay help
My overnight Eurostar ski train from St Pancras to bourg st Maurice was delayed by 2 hours; this falls within Eurostar’s compensation policy for a 25% refund. However, they gave us 48 hours notice of the delay. Does this advanced warning remove their duty to refund me? Their automated refund service says I’m not eligible…
